Senior Project Manager

Role: SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER/SCRUM MASTERLocation: Los Angeles CADuration: 12 MonthsJOB DESCRIPTION:Skills RequiredThe Senior PM will possess knowledge and experience in customer service; decision making; flexibility; interpersonal skills; leadership; organizational awareness; problem solving, reasoning; team building; oral communication, speaking and writing; business process reengineering; capital planning and investment assessment; contracting/procurement; cost-benefit analysis; financial management; planning and evaluating; project management; quality assurance; requirements analysis and risk management; configuration, data, and information management; information resources strategy and planning; information technology architecture; information technology performance assessment; infrastructure design; systems integration; systems life cycle; and technology awareness.Skills Preferred Strong planning skills, organizational awareness, and interpersonal effectiveness to successfully navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments.Ability to facilitate collaboration between technical teams, program leads, and data stakeholders. Possess strong problem-solving skills to proactively identify and resolve project impediments, manage competing priorities, and maintain momentum.Familiarity with common issues encountered in enterprise data and system integration projects.Technical knowledge sufficient to evaluate data-related project components, validate deliverables, and guide effective decision-making.Experience working within Agile teams and managing Kanban boards to coordinate iterative delivery, track progress, and communicate status to stakeholders. A demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects, coordinate input from multiple sources, and support change management.Experience Required This classification requires a minimum of seven (7) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible experience applying PM principles, methods, techniques, and tools.At least four (4) years of that experience must have been as a senior PM of one or more large or complex IT project.Experience PreferredIn the past 4 years, verified management of the following: at least three (3) complex IT or Enterprise data-related projects that required the application of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile methodologies to manage cross-functional projects by following project management principles across multiple and diverse stakeholder agencies, including the assessment and evaluation of business processes, data governance practices, or system integration outcomes;at least 3 projects that involved data sharing across departments or organizations, with demonstrated use of problem-solving techniques to address data standardization, access, or interoperability challenges.at least 3 projects that required a working familiarity with cloud-based data management environments, system interfaces, and data quality assurance, as well as the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to data integration and system compatibility.Four (4) years of verified experience and skills working on Jira for project tracking, dashboarding, and Confluence for documentation and collaboration, or similar.Education Required a bachelor’s degree, and (b) a valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.The PMP certification is required and may not be substituted with additional experience.